If there are two things I know about myself, it’s that I hate crowds, and I hate hype. And yet, here I am, writing about one of Lisbon’s most-hyped exports: Portuguese egg custard tarts, or pastéis de ...

The pastel de nata, a tiny tart about one inch in diameter, is the perfect representative of Portugal. It's small but sturdy, reliable, and just the right amount of sweet. However, if you're visiting ...

Veranda in SoHo now offers pastéis de nata, a pastry that stretches back centuries to a monastery in Portugal. By Florence Fabricant The bakery and cafe Pastéis de Belém 1837, near the waterfront in ...

Flour, oil, eggs, milk and secrecy, lots of secrecy. Only six people in the world know the exact recipe of the “Pasteis de Belem” (Belem cakes), which is shrouded in mystery. The cakes made of puff ...